Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received Rs799.359 billion from the War on Terror fund covering the period from 2010-11 through September 2026. The province received Rs112.296 billion during the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Furthermore, an allocation of Rs128.234 billion was released for the 2025-26 period. Estimates suggest the War on Terror allocation for 2026-27 will reach Rs149.076 billion.
As of the first two and a half months of the 2026-27 fiscal year, Rs23.069 billion had been released. The 7th National Finance Commission Award, agreed in December 2009 and implemented from July 2010, granted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa an extra 1% share from the federal divisible tax pool.
Regarding security incidents, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded 475 fatalities linked to violence and 151 violent incidents in the second quarter of 2026. A militant attack on Kohat Police Lines in September resulted in the deaths of 22 people, including 16 police personnel.
In Dera Ismail Khan, a suicide attack on an anti-smuggling check post in September killed 13 people, including women and a child. Three militants were killed during an operation conducted in North Waziristan in late September.
Finance Adviser Muzzammil Aslam stated that the police operational budget increased from Rs15 billion to Rs30.2 billion. Muzzammil Aslam also confirmed that the sanctioned strength for the provincial police rose to 139,318 posts.
